text_original: The promise by which they tried to win him was the promise of the Papacy ; and to this Wolsey turned a deaf ear. " He is seven times more powerful than the Pope," wrote the Venetian ambassador; and perhaps Wolsey himself at this time was of the same opinion.
text_transcription: THE PROMISE BY WHICH THEY TRIED TO WIN HIM WAS THE PROMISE OF THE PAPACY AND TO THIS WOLSEY TURNED A DEAF EAR HE IS SEVEN TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN THE POPE WROTE THE VENETIAN AMBASSADOR AND PERHAPS WOLSEY HIMSELF AT THIS TIME WAS OF THE SAME OPINION
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɑːmɪs baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ tɹˈaɪd tə wˈɪn hˌɪm wʌzðə pɹˈɑːmɪs ʌvðə pˈæpəsi ; ænd tə ðɪs wˈɑːlsi tˈɜːnd ɐ dˈɛf ˈɪɹ. " hiː ɪz sˈɛvən tˈaɪmz mˈɔːɹ pˈaʊɚfəl ðɐn ðə pˈoʊp," ɹˈoʊt ðə vᵻnˈiːʃən ɐmbˈæsədɚ; ænd pɚhˈæps wˈɑːlsi hɪmsˈɛlf æt ðɪs tˈaɪm wʌz ʌvðə sˈeɪm əpˈɪniən.